Glider



@ciizo 4% ma Z s LO AN EJ058356 GLIDER Filed March 11, 1935 Patented Oct. 6, 1936 'rnr tries GLIDER Zack S. Logan, Louisville, Ky.

Application March 11,

7 Claims.

My invention relates to that item of household furniture composed of two separable units, a long pendulous seat and a stand, which is known-in the industry as a glider.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a sturdy, comfortable and enduring pendulous seat constructed upon sound mechanical principles and at the same time presenting an artistic aspect,

An important object of the invention is to construct each unit so as to be entirely independent of the other and to fashion each so that they can be readily assembled and disassembled.

A further object is to provide a seat that when detached from the stand can be used as a divan.

Another object of the invention is the embodimentof familiar mechanical principles to enable the uninitiated user' to readily understand the operation incident to attaching and detaching the seat from the stand.

Another important object contemplates an organization of metal and fabric parts having superior enduring properties; the component parts of which can be produced expeditiously, assembled and:finish ed to constitute the final product.

With the foregoing and other objects, which will be revealed as the description of the details of the construction proceeds and hereinafter claimed, it must be understood that variations from the embodiment of my invention, selected for illustration and disclosure, can be indulged without departing from the scope of my invention.

Drawing Figure 1 is an elevational end View ofa glider showing the divan lodged in a cradle depending from a stand.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the complete stand.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the divan frame without the customary springs and cushions.

Fig. 4 is an elevational View of one foot of the divan resting on the cradle, in modified structure, on an enlarged scale.

Figs. 5 and 6 are further modifications of the foot on an enlarged scale, the former a perspective and the latter an elevational view, partly in cross section.

Fig. 7 is a modification of the end members, on a reduced scale, of the stand shown in Fig. 2.

Structure and operation 55 back is hinged at [2. Arms [3 are secured to 1935, Serial No. 10,357

frame it through supports it and each carry an auxiliary strap it which cooperates with the back to provide adjustment of the latter in terms of the seat. An integral part of each arm is tubular arm rest Hill closed by caps I32. To the frame it are secured tubular legs It, the outer end of which are armored with cushioned members or ferrules l'l preferably of. soft rubber which are of substantially greater outside dimensions than the leg 06, and can be modified over a long range of sizes and shapes.

The stand is composed of two vertical end members in the form of a span or bridge 20, these are located by reach bar 25 attached to the cradles, the junctures being secured through the medium of a'screw 2M and nut 22 or the equivalent, to enable the erector to expeditiously effect assemblyo r to disassemblethe units for storage. The span 2t terminates in bent legs 260' to which are attached other similar legs 202 which enable each of'said units to securely and independently stand in an erect position. Brackets ilfld are permanently secured to the horizontal bar of span 20, to each of these is secured fleirible strips 25, the lower end of each being secured to the upturned end of bars 28. To the latter are secured or integrally formed therewith stops 2M, proportioned and disposed to snugly receive ferrules ll when the divan is placed in the cradles depending from the spans, the cradles, indicated by 2G2, being formed by parts 293, 25, 26.

Reach bar 29 is preferably of angular structure, .the ends of which contact corelated apeXed surfaces attached to or forming a part of 26. This arrangement has been selected to determine and maintain a spaced substantially parallel alignment between the spans 25 and the parts attached thereto in order that a free parallel action will be had during the swinging movements when the divan is lodged in place.

It will be noted that the stand can be completely disassembled and packed with the divan into a, package of much less compass than if this feature had been omitted. After unpacking, the two stands are stood upright, reach bar secured thereto by the simple operation of manipulation of nuts 22, the divan can now be lodged in its proper place when ferrule it will be resting on bar 26 and located by the stops heretofore referred to.

During the swinging operations the ferrules having high elastic properties will insure a quiet and cushioned operation, thus eliminating the squeaking so frequently encountered when metal to metal parts are permitted. When disassembled, as at the end of an outdoor season, the stand consisting of three major pieces as adverted above, can be stored within a small compass and the divan appropriated to indoor use, without concern as to damaging a respected hardwood floor because of the fact that the metal feet are armored with rubber ferrules.

Modifications It is to be understood that substitutes for rubber ferrules ll, such as auxiliary springs, can be employed without losing the function of this feature, also that this feature can be disposed between the moving and stationary members using a wide range of design.

In the modified structure shown in Fig. 4, the top end of tubular foot [BI is secured to the seat frame Ill, while the lower end removably fits into socket I13 which can be of rubber or metal either attached to bar 26 or detachably located by means of the pin 262, this pin being fixed into said bar. By this arrangement the divan can be readily placed on the cradles 262, and removed at will, similarly to the procedure when the structure shown by Figs. 1 and 2 is employed.

The modification illustrated in Fig. 7 shows a stand with span 204 terminating in three feet or points for contact with a floor to provide stability directly for the end supports and incidently for the glider when uneven surfaces are encountered. This figure also shows a logical modification of the long cradle, as shown in Fig. 1, here I have each flexible strip 25 terminating in the short cradle or stirrup 25l fashioned with a concave pocket to receive a spherically rubber shrouded foot I12, shown on an enlarged scale in Fig. 6. I'll indicates an hexagonal rubber foot interchangeable with I12, which presents a fiat surface to each area of contact for the purpose of firmness, also to provide spare surfaces. Reach bar 2| can be entirely eliminated as shown in Fig. 1 and the divan, per se, employed to space or locate and maintain the end supports and the divan in fixed operating relation.

Many modifications and substitutions of major and minor parts and features can be incorporated in the glider without departing from the spirit of my invention, therefore I wish to be limited only by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A glider structure comprising a removable divan and a pair of end supports, each of said supports being equipped with flat flexible pendulous strips, the lower ends of said strips being rigidly secured to a bar on which said divan is removably lodged.

2. A glider structure comprising a removable divan and a pair of end supports, each of said supports having one end of a pair of substantially vertically disposed flat flexible strips rigidly attached thereto, the lower ends of said strips being rigidly secured to a bar on which said divan is lodged with cushioning means interposed at the points of contact between said divan and said bar.

3. A glider structure comprising a removable divan and a pair of end supports, each of said supports being equipped with flat flexible pendulous strips, the lower ends of said strips being rigidly secured to a bar to constitute a pair of cradles on which said divan is removably lodged, and tie means secured to the bar of each cradle whereby said cradles and end supports are maintained in fixed spaced relation.

4. A glider structure comprising a removable divan and a pair of end supports, each of said supports being equipped with a pair of flat flexible pendulous strips, the-lower ends of each pair of said strips being rigidly secured to a bar to constitute a pair of cradles on which said divan is removably lodged, the ends or feet of the legs of said divan engaging said bars and means secured to the bar of each cradle for receiving said legs.

5. A glider structure comprising a removable divan and a pair of end supports, each of said supports having. depending rigidly secured fiat flexible pendulous strips, the faces of said strips being disposed transverse to the normal swinging motion of the divan, the lower ends of said strips being rigidly secured to a bar on which said divan is removably lodged.

6. A glider structure comprising a removable divan and a pair of end supports, each of said supports being equipped with flat flexible pendulous strips, the lower ends of said strips being rigidly secured to a bar to constitute a pair of cradles on which said divan is removably lodged, and means secured to the bars of the cradles for locating and retaining the feet of the divan on said bar.

7. A glider structure comprising a removable divan and a pair of end supports, each of said supports being equipped. with flat flexible pendulous strips, the lower ends of said strips being rigidly secured to a bar to constitute a pair of cradles on which said divan is removably lodged, and means for locating and attaching the feet of the divan to said bar.

ZACK S. LOGAN. 

